Crime Rates at Lucas Street, London, SE8 4QH

Lucas Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Brockley , and the 271st highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lucas Street (SE8 4QH) in the last 12 months was 133.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% higher than the Brockley average (103.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 543.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lucas Street (SE8 4QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tanner'S Hill, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Deptford Broadway (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.